Teacher Tom

Teaching and learning from preschoolers

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

"But When You Hit Him, It Hurts Him."

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I think this story beautifully illustrates why we should make no assumptions  when a 2-year-old hits  another child. I hope it also shows h...
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Tuesday, January 25, 2011

More Golden Oldies (And Airline Update)

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Two quick things today . . . Yesterday, a parent of a couple of our alumni who have outgrown some of their old things swung by at the end ...
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Monday, January 24, 2011

Am I An Old Fuddy-Duddy?

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When in doubt, flip a table over. When we added a few suitcases, this one became an airplane. It's been a train before, a boat, a fire ...
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Sunday, January 23, 2011

Baggage

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Our greatest strength as an important adult in the life of a child, and our greatest weakness, is the number of years we've spent on th...
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Saturday, January 22, 2011

This Is A Complicated Thing

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I've written about this before , but I really do want to know why male primates show a strong preference for toy cars  when it comes t...
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Friday, January 21, 2011

It Raises The Same Questions

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I wrote yesterday about how our school is operating during the week I've taken off to help manage my family's move, but yesterday ...
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Teacher Tom
Seattle, Washington, United States
I am a preschool teacher, blogger, speaker, artist and the author of Teacher Tom's First Book. After nearly 20 years as the preschool teacher at the Woodland Park Cooperative School teaching children from 2-5, I'm now working with businesses and other institutions to help make high-quality, play-based preschool education a possibility for children everywhere.
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